Closeted ironing board



June 29 1926.

A. F. WASMUTH CLOSETEJD mourns BOARD Filed May 19, 1924 k INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 29, 1926.

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AUGUSTUS F. WASIEUTH, OF HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB TO WASMUTH-ENDI- GOTT COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA}.

CLOSETED IRONING BOARD.

Application filed. May 19, 1924. Serial No. 714,231.

This invention relates to improvements in closeted ironing boards, and the object thereof is to provide a convenient receptacle for housing an ironing board when not in use in conjunction with a simple and substantial supporting means for the ironing board when in use, which supporting means will not interfere with the receptacle being utilized for other purposes, such, for example, as the storage of brooms.

These objects are accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the ironing board in position for use and with the receptacle in section;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the cabinet showingthe adjustable support for the ironing board and its mounting;

Fig. lisa detail showing a side view of the rear end of the ironing board; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the adjustable supporting bar.

The characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

The invention comprises the receptacle 1 which is in the form of a cabinet having a hinged door 2 in its front. \Vithin the cabinet in the upper part thereof is a narrow shelf 3 from the front edge of which projects a series of broom supports 4: of ordinary construction. The front of the receptacle has a door frame 5 to which one side.

of the door is hinged so as to swing outwardly.

The door 2 has upon its inner face near the lower end thereof a pair of brackets 6 that receive the lower end of an ironing board 7 which is supported thereon, and near the top of the door is a spring clip 8 that has retaining engagement with the other end of the ironing board. Also, a pair of oppositely disposed guides 9 are fixed upon the inner face of the door to hold the ironing board alined with the door when held thereon by the brackets and the cli Tdpon the inner face of the door frame 5 at one side thereof is a fixed bracket 10 in which is pivoted a supporting bar 11, the bar being adjustably movable in a vertical plane. Upon the opposite side of theframe is another bracket 12 positioned so as to receive the swinging end of the supporting bar and sustain it when lowered to horizontal position. The supporting bar 11 is in the form of an angle iron and is positioned with one of its flanges 13 extending rearwardly from the upper edge of its other flange 14. A. portion 15 of the lower edge of the flange 14 is bent rearwardly to present a rounded off hand-hold. V

Upon one end of the ironing board 7 are fixed a pair of rearwardly extending hooks 16, each of which is formed of a metal plate 17 secured to the underside of the ironing board and bent so that the central portion 18 of the plate extends across the rear end of the board while its outer end 19 extends rearwardly in the plane of the top of the board and terminates with the hook 16.

The ironing board has hinged to its under face a prop 20, and a hook 21 secured to the board is provided to have engagement with an eye-screw 22 on the prop to hold the prop in extended position.

In utilizing the invention, the supporting bar 11 is swung into horizontal position so as to be supported by both of the brackets 10 and 12. The ironing board is then removed from its supports on the back of the door and is placed in connection with the supporting bar by sliding-its hooks 16 onto the rear edge of the flange 13 thereon while the outer end of the board is elevated, and then by swinging the board to a horizontal posi tion the middle portion 18 of the brackets are brought down firmly against the front face of the flange 14: of the supporting bar, and the ironing board is thereby held in rigid connection with the bar. The prop 20 is adjusted to its extended position so as to rest upon the floor, in which position it is held by applying the hook 21 to the eyescrew on the prop.

By the foregoing construction the use of the cabinet for the storage of brooms or other articles of a similar character is not interfered with by the ironing board either when in use or when folded and disposed of on the back of the receptacle door. The supporting bar, when swung into vertical position is concealed behind one side of the door frame, and thus unobstructed access is had to the receptacle when the ironing board and its support are thus disposed.

What I claim is I I M V The combination ofan ironing board an attachment applicable to a cabinet for the support of said ironing board, consisting of a pair of brackets secured respectively to the corresponding opposite sides of the door frame of the cabinet; an angle bar having pivotal connection in one of saidbrackets and supported relation at its other end with the other of said brackets when in operable 1 position; and a pair of hooks having fixed connectlon with one end of the ironing board engageable with the top flange of said angle bars over the rear edge thereof, there being a folding leg on said ironing board for the 

